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MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

Horcrux Marks the Spot (HBP Chapter 24, ’Sectumsempra’)

MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

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4.64.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode, don’t get on Harry’s bad side! Join Andrew, Eric, Micah, and Laura as they discuss the bathroom duel between Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter. This week we're discussing Half-Blood Prince Chapter 24, “Sectumsempra” What did Harry hope to achieve in barging in on Draco? Would it have been smarter for him to have waited and developed a plan? Given the escalation in severity of the spells cast, was Harry right to use Sectumsempra on Draco? What made Harry’s casting of the spell so successful the very first time he tried? Was it his being in imminent danger? Was Snape tailing Draco and therefore able to get to the bathroom so quickly? Why else might he have been nearby? Snape calls Harry a liar. Does he KNOW from which source Harry learned that particular spell? We notice that the Prince’s diary is hidden right next to a Horcrux, and feel it fits. Is the Room of Requirement more, or less, secure becoming the same room for everyone that wants to hide or dispose of their valuables? Is Harry’s punishment of weekly detentions fitting for the circumstance, or too much? Ginny and Dean split up! She’s single. Harry is free! Andrew asks: would the hosts ever date the sibling of a friend? Lynx Line: What would you hide in the Room of Requirement and why? Quizzitch: In this chapter Gryffindor has to succeed over Ravenclaw by at least 300 points, which they do. In US College Football, a record-holding October 1916 match ended in Georgia Tech scoring 222-0 over their opponent. Who was that match against? In Bonus MuggleCast, we discuss the state of MuggleNet.com, which has removed all of its volunteer-generated content and is the subject of new litigation from its former staff members. Topics such as these arend others relevant to Harry Potter fans can always be found on our Patreon, located at Patreon.com/MuggleCast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I've gotten comments from some of my friends over the years about dating my sister. Why are you looking at me? And I... No, no. Micah, he's just looking into his camera. You feel guilty, bro? Welcome to Mugglecast, your ride into the world of Harry Potter. I'm Andrew. I'm Eric. I'm Micah. And I'm Laura. And we're your Harry Potter friends gathering the talk about the books and the movies and the TV show.

0:24.4

So follow us in your podcast app and you'll never miss an episode.

0:27.8

And this week, don't get on Harry's bad side because we're discussing chapter 24 of half-blood prints,

0:33.8

Septum Sempra.

0:35.3

But before we continue, if you love Mugglecast as much as Voldemort

0:38.9

loves turning his jewelry into soul backups, head over to patreon.com slash Mugglecast and support us

0:45.1

there. To thank you, you'll receive bonus episodes of the show, add free episodes, a monthly

0:50.4

Zoom hangout with us and your fellow Harry Potter friends.

0:56.6

And on-air shoutouts and lots more.

0:58.1

We can't do this without you.

0:59.8

So thank you so much in advance. You know, Andrew, I didn't realize until you just said that,

1:03.2

how much of a fashionista Voldemort actually is.

1:06.2

If you think about all of his horrockses.

1:08.8

Yes.

1:09.8

Yes.

1:10.4

And the cloak that he wears, like, say what you want about,

1:13.9

but Voldemort Scott's style.

1:16.4

Thank you to recent patrons, including Jess, Nicole, Megan, Daniel, Voldemort.

1:21.6

Wow.

1:22.2

Shelby, Roxanne, and we should just throw in a random Harry Potter character.

1:25.8

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

1:28.9

Dentalist Diggle.

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